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Author:   Alfons Josef Schuster
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2017
Weight:   5.089kg
ISBN:  

9783319590899

ISBN 10:   3319590898
Pages:   237
Publication Date:   04 August 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part I Introduction.- From the Tannh¨auser Gate to z8 GND 5296: A day trip on the life-cycle of information.- Part II The World of Large and Small Systems.- Expanding Beyond the Solar System: Current Observation and Theory.- Information in Quantum Theory.- Part III The World of Living Things.- The Potential of Plants and Seeds in DNA-based Information Storage.- Memory Processing in the Nervous System.- From Computing Machines to Learning Intelligent Machines:Chronological Development of Alan Turing’s Thought on Machines.- Finite Information Agency.- Part V The World of Networks, Clouds, and Big Data Processing.- Distributed and Connected Information in the Internet.- Custom Hardware Versus Cloud Computing in Big Data.- Part VI The World of Society and Philosophy.- Information Overload in a Data-intensive World.- Causal/Informational Theories of Mental Content.- Index.

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“In this text, Schuster (Waseda Univ., Japan) aims to examine the broad topic of information from a wide variety of angles … which could provide graduate students with indications of suitable fields for research. This text deserves a place as a reference in all university collections. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals.” (R. Bharath, Choice, Vol. 55 (10), June, 2018) “This is a very good book! It’s a thought piece about a range of ideas that couples information across several disciplines and across large timeframes. … Each chapter has an extensive and good-quality bibliography. A quick citation search of the references suggests that the resources are well cited. This is a well-written book.” (Robert M. Lynch, Computing Reviews, April, 2018)

In this text, Schuster (Waseda Univ., Japan) aims to examine the broad topic of information from a wide variety of angles ... which could provide graduate students with indications of suitable fields for research. This text deserves a place as a reference in all university collections. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals. (R. Bharath, Choice, Vol. 55 (10), June, 2018) This is a very good book! It's a thought piece about a range of ideas that couples information across several disciplines and across large timeframes. ... Each chapter has an extensive and good-quality bibliography. A quick citation search of the references suggests that the resources are well cited. This is a well-written book. (Robert M. Lynch, Computing Reviews, April, 2018)

In this text, Schuster (Waseda Univ., Japan) aims to examine the broad topic of information from a wide variety of angles ... which could provide graduate students with indications of suitable fields for research. This text deserves a place as a reference in all university collections. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals. (R. Bharath, Choice, Vol. 55 (10), June, 2018)

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